Tea-P broke a 4-4 tie after three innings and outscored West Central Gold 4-1 the rest of the way for an 8-5 win on Wednesday, July 6th.
Tea scored three runs right away in the top of the first inning. West Central got one run in their half of the first inning on an RBI single by Connor Mebius. Tea added another run in the top of the second. JT Steckley scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the second. West Central then tied the game 4-4 with two runs in the bottom of the third. CJ Denboer had an RBI single and then later scored on a wild pitch.
Tea, however, broke the 4-4 tie with three runs in the top of the fourth inning. West Central got one run back in the bottom of the sixth. Braxton Huber scored on a passed ball. Tea got one more run in the top of the seventh.
Hayden Whiting had two hits. DenBoer and Mebius both had a hit and an RBI. Steckley pitched one inning and allowed four runs, one earned, on a hit and three walks with two strikeouts. DenBoer pitched three innings and allowed three runs, one earned, on a hit and four walks with six strikeouts. Whiting pitched three innings and allowed an unearned run on a hit and two walks with three strikeouts.